The United Kingdom's civil space agency, established on 1 April 2010 and based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. It manages the UK's civilian space activities, government space policy and budgets, and represents the country in international space negotiations.
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Founded Year HeadquartersDidcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 1 HeadRebecca Evernden (Director, appointed as the UK Space Agency reorganized into a directorate of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2026, succeeding Paul Bate). 1 Annual BudgetGBP 618.2 million for the 2024/25 fiscal year. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Agency Type: National space agency
- Founded Year: 2010
- Headquarters: Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Head: Rebecca Evernden (Director, appointed as the UK Space Agency reorganized into a directorate of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2026, succeeding Paul Bate).
- Annual Budget: GBP 618.2 million for the 2024/25 fiscal year.
2. Wikipedia: UK Space Agency
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph
responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme
UK Space Agency, lead section
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is a unit within the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DSIT), responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme.
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UKSA "[brings] together all UK civil space activities under one single management", and is based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus near Didcot, Oxfordshire, England.
Infobox: budget
million (2024/2025)
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Rebecca Evernden
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